Zeltinger Schlossberg Riesling Auslese 2*
⏳ Drinking Window
2024 - 2045
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Blue cheese, roasted duck, fruit tarts
✨ Technical Specifications
Hailing from the dizzyingly steep, slate-strewn slopes of the Zeltinger Schlossberg, this Riesling Auslese 2* represents the pinnacle of Selbach-Oster's meticulous vineyard selection. The Schlossberg vineyard, named after the ancient castle ruins overlooking the Mosel River, features weathered devonian blue slate soils that absorb the daytime sun and radiate warmth back to the vines at night. The 'two-star' designation indicates an elite tier of Auslese, crafted from highly concentrated, hand-harvested grapes often kissed by noble rot (botrytis). Fermented naturally using indigenous yeasts and aged in traditional, large oak Fuder casks, this wine beautifully balances intense honeyed sweetness, exotic stone fruit, and wild herbal notes with a laser-like, mineral-driven acidity that is the hallmark of the Middle Mosel's historic terroir.
🍾 About the Producer
Steeped in centuries of family winemaking tradition along the dramatic slate slopes of the Middle Mosel, Weingut Selbach-Oster represents one of Germany's most distinguished Riesling estates. Managed by Johannes Selbach and his family, the estate meticulously tends prized, steep vineyard parcels across legendary grand cru sites including the Zeltinger Sonnenuhr, Zeltinger Schlossberg, and Wehlener Sonnenuhr, home to significant plantings of ancient, ungrafted vines. Cellar practices emphasize minimal intervention, relying on native yeast fermentations and maturation in traditional large oak Fuder casks to capture pure terroir expression and vibrant acidity. Selbach-Oster is celebrated worldwide for its benchmark, slate-driven Rieslings spanning crisp, mineral-rich Kabinett and Spätlese bottlings to profound, luscious single-vineyard Auslese and rare Eiswein expressions.